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Clydene

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How to Pronounce Clydene

Pronounced kly-DEEN /klaɪˈdiːn/Medium

Meaning: Clydene feminizes Clyde with the popular early-1900s -ene/-een suffix; Clyde itself comes from the River Clyde in Scotland, whose own ancient name's meaning is debated (possibly 'the washer' or 'the strong one' in Brittonic).Low

In 30 seconds: Clydene is a Scottish-rooted American girl's name, a feminine form of Clyde by way of the River Clyde. It was earliest and most used around 1929 (said kly-DEEN).
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Origin LowScottish, American
MeaningClydene feminizes Clyde with the popular early-1900s -ene/-een suffix; Clyde itself comes from the River Clyde in Scotland, whose own ancient name's meaning is debated (possibly 'the washer' or 'the strong one' in Brittonic).
U.S. rank (1959)#5671 ↘ Falling
1959 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1929
Total births (all-time)≈ 432

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 194719161959

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Clydene takes the boy's name Clyde, from the Scottish River Clyde, and adds the -ene ending American parents favored for girls' names in the early twentieth century. The river's own ancient name has a debated root, possibly Brittonic for 'the washer' or 'the strong one.'

It was always rare, given to only about eighteen girls a year even at its earliest peak around 1929, and usage had faded out by the late 1950s. A woman named Clydene then would be in her nineties today.

Did you know? Clydene follows the early-1900s American fashion for coining girls' names by adding -ene or -een to an existing boy's name - here, Clyde.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Clydene — Feminine -ene form of Clyde; River Clyde etymology debated

Variations

ClydeClaudineClydell

Nicknames

ClyDeenie

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If you like Clydene…

Claudine— a similarly structured feminine -ine coinage
Arlene— shares the era and the -ene feminine ending
Darlene— another early-1900s -ene name of the same style
Eugene— the masculine name family with the closest -ene sound pattern

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Clydene mean?

It is a feminine form of Clyde, from Scotland's River Clyde, whose own deep meaning is debated among scholars.

How do you pronounce Clydene?

It is said kly-DEEN /klaɪˈdiːn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Clydene a boy or girl name?

Clydene is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Clydene?

It has always been rare in the U.S., given to about eighteen girls a year even at its earliest peak around 1929.

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